More StoriesHelp-U-Sell clients ready to move Don and Wanda Hopp said the money they saved by selling their home through Help-U-Sell Real Estate Solutions, a fee-for-services agency, will be used to pay their moving expenses. Since the couple procured their own buyer, they did not have to pay a buyer's agent's commission.
Rhodes puts varied designs in spotlight Rhodes Homes has homes available within The Collection and Kapalua neighborhoods at its Rhodes Ranch community in the southwestern valley.
Simple shutter repair requires glue, clamps <b>DEAR MIKE:</b> My son thought it would be cool to practice golf inside the house, and consequently he broke one of the louvers on our wood shutters. I am an office worker without a lot of tools, so do I need to take the broken shutter to a carpenter or is there a simple way for me to repair it? -- David N.
'Condo' defined by ownership, not architecture <b>Q.</b> I own a townhouse, which I am trying to refinance. My development is registered with the state as a condominium community, but the association says that it is a townhouse development.
Faulty preapprovals create false sense of financial backing <b>WASHINGTON -- </b>A new national research study suggests many home buyers are kidding themselves and home sellers about a crucial step in the mortgage process: They carry "preapproval" financing letters that literally aren't worth the paper they're printed on.
Experience shapes ICON high-rise ICON Las Vegas, a twin 48-story tower condominium development, is a joint venture of Related Las Vegas, Arquitectonica and The Rockwell Group.
Federal agencies aim to reduce energy costs A new partnership was recently created by the Bush administration to help households reduce their energy costs by 10 percent during the next decade, while improving the nation's air quality.
FOR THE RECORD n IPG Commercial's Richard Luciani and Jeff Barton represented M&N Development in its sale of a 10,000-square-foot building at 2907 N. Lamb Blvd. in North Las Vegas to N.S.H.E Allison for $925,000. Luciani and Barton also represented Investment Equity Builders in the sale of a 5,000-square-foot building at 6290 McLeod Drive to Blue Diamond Fort Apache for $875,000. Dean Willmore and Bill Walsh represented the Magnum Corporate Center II in its sale of a 10,169-square-foot building at 7481 Eastgate Road in Henderson to Ray Chaplar for $755,175. Willmore and Walsh again represented the Magnum Corporate Center II in its sale of a 13,350-square-foot building at 7491 Eastgate Road in Henderson to the Unit Chemical Corp. for $965,400. Elizabeth Moore and Willmore represented CNA Enterprises in the 63-month lease of 24,943 square feet at 7470 S. Industrial Road to Home Ready for $1.08 million.
Forced sale to divide possession of property should be last resortHOUSE CALLS <b>Q.</b> In regard to the letter about a forced sale for division when the owners can't agree, there may be another alternative. The party wanting to sell can offer his interest to the party not wanting to sell. Each can obtain an appraisal, and then a fair price can probably be agreed upon. I have participated in this type of arrangement on several occasions, and there are fewer bad feelings involved. -- via e-mail.
Courtyards central to Montage Ryland Homes will offer five two- and three-story floor plans built around courtyards at its Montage at West Park neighborhood located in Summerlin.
College grows as Summerlin grows Since a satellite campus of the Community College of Southern Nevada opened in Summerlin in 1999, the facility has grown along with the master-planned community.
Pair select ideal design from US Home -- again Doug and Mary Ann Skelly's latest new-home purchase was again through US Home. The couple currently live in a two-story home at Spanish Springs, and recently bought a one-story residence at Canyon Mist Estates in the northwestern valley. They will move within a few weeks.
Balance key to window treatment <b>DEAR GAIL:</b> I'm on a really tight decorating budget, and need some advice about the color I should use for a treatment on a large window in my 11X13 living room. The adjacent focal wall will be painted an extremely light, muted yellow-orange and my sofa is a brick-red and rust color. -- Janice.
Top of its class For the second consecutive quarter, Aliante has ranked number one in recorded new-home sales among all master-planned communities in Southern Nevada, according to Dennis Smith of Home Builders Research Inc., Southern Nevada's premier housing research firm. From April 1 through June 30, there were 312 closed sales at the 1,905-acre development in North Las Vegas.
